PORTIONS REMOVED FROM THE

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CALENDAR FOR CLASSES XI – XII

(ARTS)

2020-21

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Contents CLASS – XI ENGLISH CORE ............................................................................................... 1

CLASS – XII ENGLISH CORE .............................................................................................. 1

CLASS – XII ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH ................................................................................ 2

CLASS – XI ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION...................................................................... 3

CLASS – XII ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ..................................................................... 4

CLASS – XI ASSAMESE (MIL) ............................................................................................. 5

CLASS – XII ASSAMESE (MIL) ............................................................................................ 5

CLASS – XI BENGALI (MIL) ................................................................................................. 6

CLASS – XII BENGALI (MIL) ................................................................................................ 6

CLASS – XI GARO (MIL) ...................................................................................................... 7

CLASS – XII GARO (MIL) ..................................................................................................... 7

CLASS – XI HINDI (MIL) ....................................................................................................... 8

CLASS – XII HINDI (MIL) ...................................................................................................... 8

CLASS – XI KHASI (MIL) ...................................................................................................... 9

CLASS – XII KHASI (MIL) ..................................................................................................... 9

CLASS – XI MIZO (MIL) ...................................................................................................... 10

CLASS – XII MIZO (MIL) ..................................................................................................... 10

CLASS – XI NEPALI (MIL) .................................................................................................. 11

CLASS – XII NEPALI (MIL) ................................................................................................. 11

CLASS – XI ASSAMESE (ELECTIVE) ................................................................................ 12

CLASS – XI BENGALI (ELECTIVE) .................................................................................... 13

CLASS – XII BENGALI (ELECTIVE) ................................................................................... 13

CLASS – XI GARO (ELECTIVE) ......................................................................................... 14

CLASS – XII GARO (ELECTIVE) ........................................................................................ 14

CLASS – XI HINDI (ELECTIVE) .......................................................................................... 15

CLASS – XII HINDI (ELECTIVE) ......................................................................................... 15

CLASS – XI KHASI (ELECTIVE) ......................................................................................... 16

CLASS – XII KHASI (ELECTIVE) ........................................................................................ 16

CLASS – XI MIZO (ELECTIVE) .......................................................................................... 17

CLASS – XII MIZO (ELECTIVE) ......................................................................................... 17

CLASS – XI NEPALI (ELECTIVE) ....................................................................................... 18

CLASS – XII NEPALI (ELECTIVE) ...................................................................................... 18

CLASS – XI ELECTIVE ENGLISH ...................................................................................... 19

CLASS – XII ELECTIVE ENGLISH ..................................................................................... 19

CLASS – XI POLITICAL SCIENCE ..................................................................................... 20

CLASS – XII POLITICAL SCIENCE .................................................................................... 20

CLASS – XI HISTORY ........................................................................................................ 21

CLASS – XII HISTORY ....................................................................................................... 22

CLASS – XI PHILOSOPHY ................................................................................................. 24

CLASS – XII PHILOSOPHY ................................................................................................ 25

CLASS – XII GEOGRAPHY ................................................................................................ 27

CLASS – XI EDUCATION ................................................................................................... 29

CLASS – XII EDUCATION .................................................................................................. 29

CLASS – XI HOME SCIENCE ............................................................................................ 30

CLASS – XII HOME SCIENCE ........................................................................................... 31

CLASS – XI GEOLOGY ...................................................................................................... 32

CLASS – XII GEOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 33

CLASS – XI ANTHROPOLOGY .......................................................................................... 34

CLASS – XII ANTHROPOLOGY ......................................................................................... 35

CLASS – XI MUSIC (THEORY) .......................................................................................... 36

CLASS – XII MUSIC (THEORY) ......................................................................................... 36

CLASS – XI STATISTICS ................................................................................................... 37

CLASS – XII STATISTICS .................................................................................................. 37

CLASS – XI SOCIOLOGY .................................................................................................. 38

CLASS – XII SOCIOLOGY.................................................................................................. 38

CLASS – XI PSYCHOLOGY ............................................................................................... 39

CLASS – XII PSYCHOLOGY .............................................................................................. 40

CLASS – XI PHYSICAL EDUCATION ................................................................................ 41

CLASS – XII PHYSICAL EDUCATION ............................................................................... 42

PORTIONS REMOVED 1

CLASS – XI ENGLISH CORE

CONTENT REMOVED

I. PROSE

1. We‘re Not Afraid to Die … If We Can All Be Together‘ – by Gordon Cook and Alan

Frost

2. The White Seal Adapted and Abridged from The Jungle Book – by Rudyard Kiplin

II. POETRY

1. The Striders – by A. K. Ramanujan

2. To The Pupils of Hindu College – by H. L. V. Derozio

III. SUPPLEMENTARY READER

1. On Doing Nothing – by J. B. Priestly

IV. GRAMMAR & COMPOSITION

1. Grammar & Usage (To be put in objective format only)

i) Transformation of Sentences

CLASS – XII ENGLISH CORE

CONTENT REMOVED

I. PROSE

1. Deep Water – by William Douglas

II. POETRY

1. And So It Eventually Happened – by R. Parthasarathy

III. SUPPLEMENTARY READER

1. What Men Live By – by Leo Tolstoy

IV. GRAMMAR & COMPOSITION

1. Writing

i) Short Composition like note-taking

ii) Notice writing

2. Grammar Usage

i) Use of word substitution

ii) Opposite words

PORTIONS REMOVED 2

CLASS – XI ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH

CONTENT REMOVED

I. PROSE

1. The Redemption – by Victor Hugo

2. The Castaway – by Rabindranath Tagore

II. POETRY

2. Ode on a Grecian Urn – by John Keats

3. A Baby Running Barefoot – by D. H. Lawrence

III. GRAMMAR & COMPOSITION

1. Grammar & Usage

i) Correction of grammatical errors in the given sentences

ii) Agreement between subject and verb Opposite words

CLASS – XII ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH

CONTENT REMOVED

I. PROSE

1. A Day in the Life of a Debt Collector – Munshi Premchand

II. POETRY

1. The Human Seasons – by John Keats

III. GRAMMAR & COMPOSITION

1. Writing

i) Amplification of an idea

2. Grammar & Usage

i) Question Tags

PORTIONS REMOVED 3

CLASS – XI ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

CONTENT REMOVED

UNIT I: Man and Environment

Chapter 5:

1. Classification of Natural Resources

2. The Housing Crisis

3. Migration

4. Floating Population

UNIT II: Environment and Development

Chapter 7:

1. Localisation of Industrial Plants

2. Impact of industrialization on agricultural development

Chapter 9:

1. Industrial pollution

UNIT III: Environmental Pollution and Global Issues

Chapter 18: Pollution Related Diseases

1. Diseases caused by air and water pollution

2. Disease of the modern age

UNIT IV: Energy

Chapter 24: Conservation of Energy Resources

1. Conserving energy resources in industries

PORTIONS REMOVED 4

CLASS – XII ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

CONTENT REMOVED

UNIT I: BIODIVERSITY

1. Types of Biodiversity (Species, Ecosystem and Genetic): Species diversity;

Ecosystem diversity, Marine ecosystem; Estuarine ecosystem; Genetic diversity

2. Economic Potential of Biodiversity: Introduction; Economic potential of plant

diversity; Economic importance of animal diversity.

UNIT III: SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

1. Impact of Agrochemicals on Environment.

UNIT IV: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

1. Concept of Sustainable Consumption: Lessons on Sustainable Consumption; Contemporary

concept of sustainable consumption.

PORTIONS REMOVED 5

CLASS – XI ASSAMESE (MIL)

CONTENT REMOVED

I. PROSE

Bor Boruahar Kobita Bedona – Lakhinath Bezbarua

II. POETRY

Bon Kunwari -Chandra Kr. Agarwala

CLASS – XII ASSAMESE (MIL)

CONTENT REMOVED

I. PROSE

1. Asomiya Vaishnab Kabir Narad by Tirtha Nath Sarma

II. POETRY

1. Indramunya Rajar Jagya Ayojon (Uresha Baman) by Srimanta Shankar Dev

III. GRAMMAR & COMPOSITION

1. Pratyoy

PORTIONS REMOVED 6

CLASS – XI BENGALI (MIL)

CONTENT REMOVED

I. PROSE

1. Bhanu Singher Patro – by Rabindranath Tagore

II. POETRY

1. Jiban Bandana – by Nazrul Islam

IV. GRAMMAR & COMPOSITION

1. Prabandha Rachana

2. Sadhu – O – Chalit Bhasu

CLASS – XII BENGALI (MIL)

CONTENT REMOVED

I. PROSE

1. Banglar Nabya Lekhokdiger Proti Nibedon – Bankim Chandra Chattopaddhay

II. POETRY

1. Bangla Bhasha Uchchorito Holey – Shamsur Rahaman

III. GRAMMAR

1. Banganubad/Prabad – Prabachan

IV. COMPOSITION

1. Summary Writing

PORTIONS REMOVED 7

CLASS – XI GARO (MIL)

CONTENT REMOVED

I. PROSE

1. Japan Nokdang – Rev. Gilbert K. Marak

CLASS – XII GARO (MIL)

CONTENT REMOVED

I. PROSE

1. Gital Chasong Janggi Tangani – L. R. Marak

2. POETRY

1. Nang·ko Gisik Ra·gen – Howard Denison W. Momin

2. Tom·tomani Dongja Ia A·gilsako – Meckjin R. Marak

PORTIONS REMOVED 8

CLASS – XI HINDI (MIL)

CONTENT REMOVED

I. PROSE

1. Apu Ke Saath Dhai Saal – by Satyajit Ray

2. Atma Ka Taap – by Sayyad Haider Raza

II. POETRY

1. Mere To Giridhar Gopal, Dusro Na Koi – by Meera

2. Wah Aankhe – by Sumitranandan Pant

3. Hai Bhukh! Mat Machal – by Akkak Mahadevi

III. RAPID READER

1. Rajasthan Ki Rajat Bunde – by Anupam Mishra

2. Aalo – Aandhari – by Baby Haldar

IV. GRAMMAR & COMPOSITION

1. Shrutisan Bhinnarthak Shabd

2. Anekarthi Shabd

3. Paryawachi

CLASS – XII HINDI (MIL)

CONTENT REMOVED

I. PROSE

1. Charlie Chaplin Yani Hum Sab – by Vishnu Khare

2. Shram Vibhajan aur Jati Pratha – by Bhimrao Ambedkar

3. Meri Kalpana Ka Adarsh Samaj – by Bhimrao Ambedkar

II. POETRY

1. Atma Parichay – by Harivansh Rai Bachchan

2. Kavitavali (Uttar Kand Se) – by Tulsidas

3. Lakshman – Murchcha Aur Ram Ka Vilap – by Tulsidas

III. RAPID READER

1. Diary Ke Panne - by Anne Frank

PORTIONS REMOVED 9

CLASS – XI KHASI (MIL)

CONTENT REMOVED

I. PROSE

1. Ki Syntiew Ha Ranab by W. Kharkrang

i) Chapter 4: U Blei U Iohi Ia Kiei Kiei Baroh

ii) Chapter 5: Ban Aiti Namar Kiwei

III. POETRY

1. Ka Samoi Jong Ka Lyer by K. S. Nongkynrih

i) Tang Ki tiew Pher Ki La Wan Sei Kynthong

ii) Ka Prem Miet Harud Ka Tyllong Wah Umkhrah

2. Ki Poetry Khasi by V. G. Bareh

i) Chapter 5: Pyrem

3. Na Nengpei Ki Sur Myllung by B.C. Jyrwa

i) Chapter 3: Ka Por Samla

ii) Chapter 11: U Nongshnadur

CLASS – XII KHASI (MIL)

CONTENT REMOVED

I. PROSE

1. Ka Pyrkhat U Khasi

i) Chapter II: U Khasi bad Ka Akor

II. POETRY

1. Ki Jingsneng Tymmen (Part II) by R. S. Berry

i) Chapter 11 to Chapter 17

2. Ki Poetry Khasi

i) Chapter 15 Ka Weiking

III. GRAMMAR & COMPOSITION

1. Ka Grammar by H. W. Sten

i) Chapter 6: Ka Preposition

ii) Chapter 8: Ka Adverb

PORTIONS REMOVED 10

CLASS – XI MIZO (MIL)

CONTENT REMOVED

I. HLA (POETRY)

1. Hraite Khawnge I Chûn Ve Kha - Rokunga

2. Chhingkhual Tha Lengheri - Laltanpuia

II. THU (PROSE)

1. Anni Leh Keini - Siamkima Khawlhring

2. Leilung Hi Pathain Siam A Ni - P. L. Liandinga (Lehlin)

3. Zoram Par Mawi - C. Rokhuma

III. THAWNTHU LEH LEMCHAN

1. Kalkhama Leh Lianphunga (Lemchan)

CLASS – XII MIZO (MIL)

CONTENT REMOVED

I. HLA (POETRY)

1. Kan Ram Nuahmah – Rokunga

2. Awmkhawar Lenkawl Ka Han Thlira – Van Khama

3. Zun Phur Thing Tin Par – Damhauhva

4. Phungrual an tin anga – Laithangpuia

II. THU (PROSE)

1. Zoram Indopui Pahnihna – C. Chhuanvawra

2. Thlaa Lawn – A. Sawihlira

III. FICTION LEH DRAMA

1. Fiction: Lali – Biakliana

PORTIONS REMOVED 11

CLASS – XI NEPALI (MIL)

CONTENT REMOVED

SECTION A: LITERATURE

1. Story

i) Madhu - Indra Sundas

2. Essay

i) Virharu - Laximi Prasad Devkota

ii) Hamro Sanskriti - Krishna Prasad Gewali

3. Poetry

i) Nav Yuvak - Madhav Ghimire

ii) Vidyarthi Sita - Mani Singh Thapa

CLASS – XII NEPALI (MIL)

CONTENT REMOVED

SECTION A: LITERATURE

I. PROSE

1. Shatru – Vishweshwar Prasad Koirala

2. Kaikei – Balkrishna Sama

II. ESSAY

1. Gundruk Ko Pukar – Rudra Raj Pandey

SECTION B: GRAMMAR

1. Vachan

2. Karak Ra Vivakti

3. Paryawachi Shabda

SECTION D: COMPOSITION & TRAINING

1. Letter writing

i) Vyaparik

ii) Smarak Patra

PORTIONS REMOVED 12

CLASS – XI ASSAMESE (ELECTIVE)

CONTENT REMOVED

ESSAY: For Rhetoric and Prosody:

i. Chanda – Yati; Parba Carama; Stavaka; Mitakshara and Mital Sakara

Pada; Chavi; Dulari; Lechari

PORTIONS REMOVED 13

CLASS – XI BENGALI (ELECTIVE)

CONTENT REMOVED

POETRY

1. Yaser Mandir

2. Sita Devi

3. Samapta

SHORT STORIES

1. Sardar O Andar

2. Megh O Roudra

CLASS – XII BENGALI (ELECTIVE)

CONTENT REMOVED

Bibidha Prabadha – Bankim Chaterjee

Pieces

1. Banglar Nabya Lekhadiger Prati

2. Anukaran

Pre - University Poetry Selection Pieces To Be Read:

1. Padukagrahan

2. Satisunya Kailas

3. Sree Kshetre

PORTIONS REMOVED 14

CLASS – XI GARO (ELECTIVE)

CONTENT REMOVED

I. PROSE

The pieces are:

uGamma Geani Bidingo A chikrangni Manianirang”

1. Rama krita baaa bakchata ba den bilsia ba wa cheng balroroa

2. Rongchu gala ba wanna stita gnri janggia

3. Me gap raona ba ja pang ra a ba ja megapa

II. POETRY

The pieces are:

1. Nokgipani Pattia - Phoebe W. Momin

2. Kasaa - Keneth Momin

III. GRAMMAR

Bak I

CLASS – XII GARO (ELECTIVE)

CONTENT REMOVED

I. PROSE

Maniani Bidik by Mihir N. Sangma

1. Asi Malja

II. DAKMESOKANI (ONE ACT PLAY)

Dak Ge*sao Dakmesokani by Viola Sonachi B. Sangma

1. Watanggimin Ripeng

III. GRAMMAR

A'chik Grammar Bak IV by E. G. Phillips

PORTIONS REMOVED 15

CLASS – XI HINDI (ELECTIVE)

CONTENT REMOVED

PROSE

1. Dakshin Ganga Godavari – Kaka Kalekar

2. Gehun Banam Gulab – Ramvriksha Banipuri

CLASS – XII HINDI (ELECTIVE)

CONTENT REMOVED

PROSE

1. Kachcha Chhitha by Brajmohan Vyas

2. Doosra Devdas by Mamta Kalia

POETRY

1. Devsena Ka Geet - Jaishankar Prasad

2. Bharat Ram ka Prem by Tulsidas

3. Barahmasa by Malik Muhammad Jayasi

RAPID READER

1. Biskohar Ki Mati Vishwanath Tripathi

2. Apna Malwa by Prabhash Joshi

GRAMMAR

1. Alankar

PORTIONS REMOVED 16

CLASS – XI KHASI (ELECTIVE)

CONTENT REMOVED

PROSE

1. Ki Snap Ka Bishar Bniah by H. W. Sten, B. L. Swer and B. War

i) Sonnet

ii) Epik

iii) Ka parom lyngkot (Short story)

POETRY

1. Ka Marynthing Rupa- by L. G Shullai

i) Talawiar U Sohpetbneng

CLASS – XII KHASI (ELECTIVE)

CONTENT REMOVED

THEORY AND CRITICISM

1. Chapter 2

POETRY

1. Na Dymmiew Tngen by Edward Dkhar -Chapter 3: “Ka Snap B’la Jah”

2. Ki Sur Shongsbai by K. W. Nongrum -Chapter: “Ka Saia Nongrum”

FOLKLORE

1. Chapter XXXVI: “Ka Sunapani”

2. Chapter XXXVIII: ”Tiew Lalyngngi Pep Shad”

PORTIONS REMOVED 17

CLASS – XI MIZO (ELECTIVE)

CONTENT REMOVED HLA (POETRY)

1. German Run Zai

2. Abor Rim Zai

3. Japan Ral Len Hla

4. Mi ZawnInchuh - James Dokhuma

5. Thlawhhma Hla - Romani

THU (PROSE) 1. Hri Dai Theu - C. Vanlallawma

2. Mizo Thangval Rual Leh Japan Ral - Zokima

THAWNTHU (SHORT STORY)

1. Leitlang Dingdi - C. Thuamluaia

LEMCHAN (PLAYS)

1. Diktea Vahvaihna – C. Lalsiamthanga

CLASS – XII MIZO (ELECTIVE)

CONTENT REMOVED

HLA (POETRY)

1. Chawngchen Zai -Hla 8

2. Zun - C. Chhuanvawra

3. Ka Awmkhawhar Changin–Zasiama

THU (PROSE)

1. Mizo, Hnam Leh Sakhua - Lai Rinawma

2. Nihawi Par –Vanneihthuanga

3. America Ram Ha Hmuh Dan -R. Vanlawma

FICTION

1. Lai Hlau Lo Thi – Lalzuia Colney

DRAMA

1. The Taming of the Shrew -P. L. Liandinga (Lehlin)

PORTIONS REMOVED 18

CLASS – XI NEPALI (ELECTIVE)

CONTENT REMOVED

I. POETRY

1. Jabiko Chara- Uddha Prasad Mishra

2. Manish Chainan- Siddicharan Shrestha

II. PROSE (STORY)

1. Sahid- Guru Prasad Mainali

III. PROSE (ESSAY)

1. Lok Sahityama Sawai Ko Sthan- Shiv Kumar Rai

CLASS – XII NEPALI (ELECTIVE)

CONTENT REMOVED

I. GRAMMAR

Chapters : Wachya, Shabdabibhao, Karak Ra Vivakti

PORTIONS REMOVED 19

CLASS – XI ELECTIVE ENGLISH

CONTENT REMOVED

I. SHORT STORIES

1. The Night The Ghost Got in – by James Thurber

II. SHORT PLAYS

1. The Carrier Pigeon – by Eden Phillpoots

2. The Conspiracy – by Robert Barr and Sydney Ransom

CLASS – XII ELECTIVE ENGLISH

CONTENT REMOVED

1. PROSE

1. The conquest of Malaria- T.C. Bridges and H.H. Tiltman

2. POETRY

1. The Highwayman - Alfred Noyes

PORTIONS REMOVED 20

CLASS – XI POLITICAL SCIENCE

CLASS – XII POLITICAL SCIENCE

CONTENT REMOVED

COURSE III: POLITICAL THEORY (II)

UNIT I Key Concepts:

1. Justice: The varied meaning of justice; kinds of justice – natural, social, economic,

political, legal.

2. Citizenship – meaning of citizenship; legal and moral aspects of citizenship; similarities

and differences between citizen and aliens; citizens and nationals; method of acquiring

citizenship – by birth and by naturalization; double citizenship; loss of termination of

citizenship.

UNIT II The Electorate: meaning and basis of franchise;

System of Representation; Kinds of Representation – Proportional (Hare system & List

system), Functional, Territorial, Communal, and their merits and demerits.

UNIT III Major Contemporary Political Theories

Liberalism: Its meaning and essence; classical or negative Liberalism and contemporary or

positive Liberalism and the shift from classical Liberalism.

UNIT VII India and the world:

India’s approach to major world issues like Disarmament, Human Rights and Globalisation.

CONTENT REMOVED

UNIT IV

1. Forms of Government and Structure of Government

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CLASS – XI HISTORY

CONTENT REMOVED

THEME: I

EARLY SOCIETIES

1. From the Beginning of Time

Focus: Africa, Europe till 15000 BC

a) Views on the origin of human beings

b) Early societies day hunter - gatherer societies.

Debate on present – day hunter- gatherer societies

2. Early Cities

Focus: Iraq, 3rd millennium BC

(a) Growth of towns

(b) Nature of early urban societies

Debate on the uses of writing

THEME: II

EMPIRES

1. Nomadic Empires

Focus: The Mongol, 13th to 14th century

(a) The nature of nomadism

(b) Formation of empires

(c) Conquests and relations with other states

Debate on nomadic societies and state formation

THEME: IV

PATHS TO MODERNIZATIONS

9. Displacing Indigenous People

Focus: on North America and Australia, 18th - 20th century.

(a) European colonists in North America and Australia.

(b) Formation of White settler societies.

(c) Displacement and repression of local people.

Debate on the impact of European settlement on indigenous populations.

11. Paths to Modernization

Focus on East Asia. Late 19th and 20th century.

a) Militarization and economic growth in Japan.

b) China and the Communist alternative.

Debate on the meaning of Modernization

PORTIONS REMOVED 22

CLASS – XII HISTORY

CONTENT REMOVED

THEME: II

Political and Economic History: How Inscriptions tell a story

Story of discovery: Inscriptions and the decipherment of the script. Shifts in the understanding

of political and economic history.

Excerpt: Asokan inscription and Gupta period land grant.

Discussion: Interpretation of inscriptions by historians

THEME: III

Use of Literary Sources in Reconstructing Social History

Broad overview: Issues in social history, including caste, class, kinship and gender.

Story of discovery: How the Vedas, Puranas, Upanishads and the Mahabharata were

discovered.

Excerpt: from the Mahabharata, illustrating how it has been used by historians.

Discussion: Other sources for reconstructing social history

THEME: V

The Evolution of South Indian Architecture from the Pallavas, Chola, Chalukya and

Vijayanagar Period.

Outlines only

THEME: VIII

Religious Histories: Bhakti-Sufi tradition

Broad Overview: (a) Outline of religious developments during this period, (b) Ideas and

practices of the Bhakti-Sufi saints.

Story of Transmission: How Bhakti-Sufi compositions have been preserved.

Excerpt: Extracts from selected Bhakti-Sufi works.

Discussion: Ways in which these have been interpreted by historians.

THEME: IX

Medieval Society Through Travellers’ Accounts

Broad Overview: Outline of social and cultural life as they appear in traveller’s accounts.

Story of their writings: A discussion of where they travelled, why they travelled, what they

wrote, and for whom they wrote.

Excerpt: from Alberuni, Ibn Batuta and Bernier.

Discussion: What these travel accounts can tell us and how they have been interpreted by

historians

THEME: XI

Colonialism and Indian Towns: Town Plans and Municipal Reports

Broad Overview: The growth of Mumbai, Chennai, hill stations and cantonments (including

Shillong) in the 18thand 19th century.

PORTIONS REMOVED 23

Excerpts: Photographs and paintings. Plans of cities. Extract form town plan reports.

Focus on Kolkata town planning.

Discussion: How the above sources can be used to reconstruct the history of towns. What

these sources do not reveal.

THEME: XV

Partition, Transfer of Power and Making of the Constitution

Focus: (a) How Communalism worked in Punjab and Bengal, (b) The making of the Indian

Constitution (1946 - 1950).

Excerpts: From the Newspaper, reports and constituent Assembly Debates.

Discussion: How such sources reveal and how they can be analyzed.

PORTIONS REMOVED 24

CLASS – XI PHILOSOPHY

CONTENT REMOVED

UNIT- I

CHAPTER 2: LAWS OF THOUGHT

-Law of Identity.

-Law of Contradiction.

-Law of Excluded Middle.

-Law of Sufficient Reason.

CHAPTER 3: TERMS

-Division of Terms.

-Logical character of terms.

UNIT: III

CHAPTER 10: IMMEDIATE INFERENCE

-Contraposition.

-Inversion.

CHAPTER 11: SYLLOGISM

-Moods of syllogism.

-Determination of Valid Moods of First, Second, Third and Fourth Figures and their Special

Rules.

-Reduction: Direct and Indirect

UNIT- V

PHILOSPHY

-Scope of Philosophy.

-Branches of Philosophy.

-Relation of Philosophy to Logic

PORTIONS REMOVED 25

CLASS – XII PHILOSOPHY

CONTENT REMOVED

UNIT I: (Inductive Logic)

CHAPTER 1: INDUCTION

i) Parity of Reasoning. ii) Colligation of Facts.

CHAPTER 9:

i) Laws of Nature: Axioms, Primary Laws and Secondary Laws

UNIT II: (Inductive Logic)

CHAPTER 2: GROUND OF INDUCTION

i) The Law of Causation.

ii) Cause and Condition.

iii) Paradox of Induction.

UNIT III: (Experimental Methods and Hypothesis)

CHAPTER 4: HYPOTHESIS

i) Forms of Hypothesis.

CHAPTER 5: EXPERIMENTAL METHODS

i) The Joint Method of Agreement and Difference.

ii) The Method of Concomitant Variations.

iii) The Method of Residues.

UNIT V: Philosophy

PHILOSOPHY

i) Definition of Philosophy with Reference to Indian Philosophy.

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CLASS – XI GEOGRAPHY

CONTENT REMOVED

UNIT II: The Earth

1. Interior of the Earth

i) Direct & Indirect source

2. Distribution of Continents and Oceans

i) The Concept of Sea floor Spreading

ii) Plate Boundaries

UNIT III: Landforms

1. Geomorphic Processes

i) Mass Wasting

2. Landforms and their Evolution

i) Erosional Landforms.

ii) Factors Affecting Erosional work of a River.

iii) Erosional work of Underground water.

iv) Depositional work of underground water.

v) Waves and Currents and their Landforms.

UNIT IV: Climate

1. Insolation

i) Angle of incidence and distribution

ii) Horizontal and Vertical Distribution of temperature

2. Pressure and wind

i) Seasonal Distribution.

ii) Air Masses and Fronts

3. World Climate

i) Climate Classification of Thornthwaite.

UNIT V: Water (Oceans)

1. Oceans

i) Submarines relief, distribution of temperature

2. Movement of ocean water

i) Ocean waves and its causes.

ii) Tides: Types and its importance

3. Submarines Relief

i) Oceans: Five oceans

UNIT VI: Life On Earth

1. Biosphere

i) Biochemical cycles.

ii) Ecological balance

2. Biodiversity and conservation

i) Economic role of Biodiversity.

ii) Scientific role of Biodiversity

B. India – Physical Environment

UNIT II: Physiography

1. Geomorphological Divisions of the Himalayas

2. Drainage systems

PORTIONS REMOVED 27

i) Classification of Indian drainage.

ii) Evolution of the Indian River system.

iii) The Differences between the Himalayan river system and The Peninsular

river system

UNIT III: Climate, Vegetation and Soil

1. Unity and diversity in the Indian Monsoon Climate

2. The Rhythm

3. Annual Rainfall

4. Global Warming

UNIT IV: Natural Hazards and Disasters

1. Earthquakes, Tsunami

CLASS – XII GEOGRAPHY

CONTENT REMOVED

A. Fundamental of Human Geography

UNIT I: Human Geography: Nature and Scope

1. Geography through the corridor of Time or history of Human Geography.

2. Fields and Sub Fields of Human Geography.

UNIT II: People

1. The world Population: Distribution, Density and Growth

i) Patterns of World Population Distribution.

i) Population Density.

ii) Trends in Population Growth.

iii) Doubling Time of World Population.

iv) Spatial Pattern of Population Change.

v) Population Control measures

2. Population Composition

i) Age – Sex pyramid.

ii) Rural – Urban Composition

3. Human Development

i) Approaches to Human Development

ii) International Comparisons

UNIT III: Human Activities

1. Primary activities

i) Mediterranean, Market Gardening

ii) Factory Farming and Types Farming according to Farming

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2. Secondary Activities

i) Characteristics of Modern Large scale manufacturing.

ii) Traditional Large scale Industrial region.

iii) Concept of High Technology: Technopoles.

iv) Sillicon valley

3. Tertiary and Quaternary Activities

i) Factors affecting Transport Services.

ii) Informal / Non formal Sector.

iii) Medical Services for Overseas.

UNIT IV: Transport, Communication and Trade

1. International trade

i) History of International

ii) Important aspects of international trade.

iii) Concern related to International Trade.

UNIT V: Human Settlement

1. Factors Affecting location of settlement.

2. Types of urban settlements

B. India People and Economy

UNIT I: People

1. Growth of Adolescent population

2. Population Composition of Urbanisation

3. Compositions structure

UNIT II: Human settlements

1. Urban settlements - types and distribution

UNIT III: Resource and development

1. Land resources

i) Development and problems

2. Industries

i) Changing pattern of selected industries - cotton textiles, knowledge - based

industries

ii) Impact of liberalization, privatization and globalization on industrial location.

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CLASS – XI EDUCATION

CONTENT REMOVED

SECTION I - EDUCATION

1. Levels of Education

i) Educational ladder — Elementary, Secondary, Higher Education (meaning and

objectives)

2. Constitutional Provisions Relating to Education

i) Development of Hindi

ii) Higher Education & Research

3. Sociology and Education

i) Meaning and definition of Educational Sociology

ii) Relationship between Sociology and Education

iii) Sociological bases of Education

iv) Importance of Educational Sociology

SECTION II – PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION

1. Psychology of Education

i) Nature and Scope of Educational Psychology

2. Learning and Motivation

i) Role of Motivation in learning – classroom incentives, competition

CLASS – XII EDUCATION

CONTENT REMOVED

SECTION I - EDUCATION

1. Curriculum

i) Principles of Curriculum Construction

ii) Approaches to Curriculum Development

2. Educational Technology

i) Aspects and Steps of Educational Technology

SECTION II – PSYCHOLOGY

1. Attention and memory

i) Enhancing Memory

2. Thinking and Reasoning

i) Concept and Nature of Thinking.

ii) Conditions that Stimulate Thinking.

iii) Reasoning: Concept and Steps in Reasoning

iv) Training in Thought and Reasoning

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CLASS – XI HOME SCIENCE

CONTENT REMOVED

UNIT I: CHEMISTRY

1. Basic concepts of Chemistry: Atom, Molecule, Symbol, Valency.

2. Hydrogen ion concentration, Law of Mass action, Dissociation of water pH

scale

3. Organic Chemistry

i) Tetravalency of carbon, structure of carbon atom

ii) Functional groups and Homologous series

4. Biomolecular

i) Fatty acids: Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids

UNIT II: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

1. Infancy (0-1 years):

i) Emotional Development: (fear, anger, joy, pleasure, tempers tantrum's)

2. Early childhood (1-4 yrs)

i) Personality and Moral development

3. Late Childhood (4 - 12 years)

i) Development of creativity, Personality and Moral development.

4. Adolescence (12 - 18 years)

i) Personality development, Moral development

UNIT III: FAMILY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

1. My house and Its Care

i) Cleaning equipments. Household pests and their prevention

2. Resources and their Management Meaning

i) Family resources and their management

3. Household Equipments

i) Kerosene, stove, heaters,

PRACTICALS

1. CHEMISTRY Determination of pH using pH meter of

i) Water

ii) Given Solution

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CLASS – XII HOME SCIENCE

CONTENT REMOVED

I. Community Development and Services (Theory)

1. Food Laws and Food Standards

i) Voluntary agencies.

2. Kitchen Gardening

i) Selection of Rabi and Kharif crops Selection of manures

III. Food and Nutrition (Theory)

Food Guide. (3,4, 5, 7,9 and 11)

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CLASS – XI GEOLOGY

CONTENT REMOVED

UNIT I: General Geology

1. Geology:

i) Scope

2. Geological Time Scale

i) Principle of Order of Superposition; Principle of Original Horizontality,

Principle of Uniformitarianism.

3. Earthquakes

i) Classification

ii) Interpretation of the Earth’s interior with the help of seismic waves

4. Volcanoes:

i) Types and products of volcanoes

UNIT II: Crystallography and Mineralogy

1. Study of the Normal class of the following systems

i) Hexagonal

2. Elementary knowledge of optical mineralogy

i) Nicol Prism

UNIT III: Structural Geology and Geotectonic:

1. Rock deformation

i) Rigid and non-rigid body deformation

2. Basic structural elements

i) (linear and planar structures) and their measurement - trend, plunge,

rake/pitch

3. Folds

i) Inflection point, median surface.

ii) Open folds, tight folds, isoclinal folds

iii) Plunging and non plunging folds

iv) Overturned folds, concentric folds, similar folds.

4. Faults

i) Shear zone

ii) Hade, heave, throw

5. Joints

i) Master joints, systematic and non - systematic joints

UNIT IV: Igneous Petrology

1. Magma

i) Unicomponent and binary system

2. Igneous Rocks

i) Forms

UNIT V: Metamorphic Petrology

1. Riecke’s principle.

2. Metamorphic facies

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CLASS – XII GEOLOGY

CONTENT REMOVED

UNIT I: Sedimentology

1. Processes of formation of sedimentary rocks

i) Disintegration and decomposition, transportation, deposition, diagenesis

and lithification.

2. Structures of sedimentary rocks

i) Rain prints

ii) Flute casts, load casts, nodules and concretions

3. Genetic classification of sedimentary rocks

i) Rudaceous, arenaceous and argillaceous

UNIT II: Paleontology 1. Habits and habitats of organisms.

2. Morphological study of the following phyla

i) Gastropoda and Cephalopoda

4. Study of the following Gondwana flora

i) Vertebraria and Ptillophylum

UNIT III: Stratigraphy

1. A brief idea of Stratigraphic correlation

UNIT IV: Mineral and Energy Resources

1. Mineral Resources: definition and its importance

2. Genetic classification of mineral deposits- Primary (Syngenetic and Epigenetic) and

Secondary deposits

3. Study of the mode of occurrence, distribution in India and uses of the following

mineral resources: Galena, chalcopyrite

4. Energy Resources: sources and types

5. Study of the mode of occurrence, distribution in India and uses of the radioactive

minerals

UNIT V: Engineering Geology, Groundwater, Environment and Disaster Studies

1. Groundwater i) Occurrence

2. Environment i) Definition and components

3. Disasters i) Earthquakes - effects and mitigation

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CLASS – XI ANTHROPOLOGY

CONTENT REMOVED

UNIT I: Anthropology: The Study of Human

Relationship of Anthropology with Geography

UNIT II: Man’s place in the Animal Kingdom

Evolutionary changes in Primate (upright posture and bipedalism)

UNIT III: Human Evolution

Stages of Evolution (Prosimii to Hominoid, Hominoid to Hominid).

UNIT IV Theories of Evolution

i) Theory of Lamark (Lamarkism.)

ii) Theory of Darwin (Darwinism).

iii) Mutation Theory (Hugo De Vries).

Part II – Theory

UNIT I: Culture and Society

Ethnocentrism, Cultural-Relativism and Xenophobia.

UNIT III: Social Groups

Fission and Segmentation of social groups.

UNIT IV: Religious Aspect of Culture

1. Function of Magic

2. Relationship between Magic and Religion.

UNIT V: Economic Aspect of Culture

1. System of Exchange- Reciprocity, Redistribution and Market.

UNIT VI: Fieldwork in Anthropology

1. Development and significance of fieldwork.

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CLASS – XII ANTHROPOLOGY

CONTENT REMOVED

PART I - THEORY

UNIT I Hominid Evolution

1. Australopithecine.

2. Homo-Erectus.

3. Homo-Neanderthal

PART I - THEORY

UNIT II Human Cultural Evolution

1. Emergence of life on earth, geological time-scale and cultural chronology.

2. Nature, causes and Evidences of Glaciation.

3. Bio-cultural Mechanism behind the evolution of man.

UNIT IV Political Aspect of Society

1. Traditional Political structure in tribal societies.

2. Sanctions and Taboo, Customary Law and Statutory Law.

3. Justice and Punishment in tribal societies.

UNIT V Gender and Culture

1. Gender roles and socialization. 2. Women in the Public and Private domain.

UNIT VI Indian Society

1. Origin and Formation of Caste

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CLASS – XI MUSIC (THEORY)

CONTENT REMOVED

UNIT I: Fundamentals of Music

1. Scales and key signatures i) Accidentals ii) Chromatic and Pentatonic

2. Conducting beat patterns: simple and compound duple, triple, quadruple

UNIT II: Harmony

1. Figured Bass

CLASS – XII MUSIC (THEORY)

CONTENT REMOVED

UNIT I: Harmony

1. Write these 4-part chord progressions in any major key

i) I iii IV V7 I (Start with the tonic in the soprano)

ii) I vi ii V7 I (Start with the tonic in the soprano) iii) I vi IV V7 I (Start with any tone in the soprano)

(or V)

UNIT II: Music Appreciation

1. Art music and popular music

UNIT III- Brief overview of Western music history (1600 to 1900 AD) and Music in

Non- Western Cultures: Brief overview of Western Musical History (1600-1900 AD)

1. Romantic Period i) Piano piece (Chopin) ii) Opera

2. Other musical mediums: choir bands

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CLASS – XI STATISTICS

CONTENT REMOVED

GROUP-A

1. Algebra: Permutation and combination (Theorems with proofs and simple examples):

Binomial theorem for a positive integral index (without proof): simple examples on Binomial

co-efficients, logarithms. Exponential and logarithmic series with simple examples (without

proof).

2. Finite Differences

Lagrange’s formula (Numerical application of Lagrange’s formula not required).

GROUP-C

1.Descriptive Statistics: Definition, scope and limitations of Statistics;

2.Vital Statistics: Death rates and mortality rates.

CLASS – XII STATISTICS

CONTENT REMOVED

GROUP-A

2.Standard distribution: Poisson Distribution

GROUP-B

Index Numbers: Construction and use of index numbers; Simple and weighted relative of

aggregates and averages of relatives; Laspeyre’s, Paasche’s, Marshall Edgeworth’s and

Fisher’s formulae.

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CLASS – XI SOCIOLOGY

CONTENT REMOVED

UNIT V: Practical Sociology: Methods & Techniques

1. Tools and Techniques: Observation, Survey, Interview

2. The Significance of Field Work in Sociology

UNIT VI: Structure, Process and Stratification

1. Social Structure

2. Social Processes: Cooperation, Competition, Conflict

3. Social Stratification: Class, Caste, Race, Gender

UNIT VIII: Environment And Society

1. Ecology and Society

2. Environmental Crises and Social Responses

CLASS – XII SOCIOLOGY

CONTENT REMOVED

UNIT IV: Market As A Social Institution

1. Market as a Social Institution

UNIT X: The Story Of Democracy

1. The Constitution as an instrument of Social Change

2. Parties, Pressure Groups and Democratic Politics

3. Panchayati Raj and the Challenges of Social Transformation

UNIT XIII: Globalisation And Social Change

UNIT XIV: Mass Media And Communication Process

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CLASS – XI PSYCHOLOGY

CONTENT REMOVED

UNIT I: Introduction to Psychology

1. Basic concepts: Person, States of Consciousness: Sleep and Wakefulness and

altered States of Consciousness, Behaviour and Experience

2. Similarities and variations in psychological attributes

3. Evolutionary, cultural and positive psychologies

UNIT II: Methods of Psychology

1. Psychological tools: Tests, Questionnaires and gadgets

2. Qualitative Methods, Quantitative Analysis of data

UNIT III: The Bases of Human Behaviour

1. Evolutionary perspective on human behaviour; Biological and cultural roots

2. Structure and relationship of with behaviour and experience

3. Genetic bases of behaviour

4. Diversity and pluralism in the Indian context

UNIT V: Sensory and Perceptual Processes

1. Perceptual constancy, Illusions, Person perception; Socio-cultural influences on

perception

UNIT VI: Learning

1. Transfer of learning: Types and Applications, Learning styles:

2. Some Applications of learning principles

UNIT VII: Human Memory

1. Knowledge representation and organisation in memory; Memory as a constructive

process; memory and emotions; prospective memory

UNIT VIII: Language and Thought

1. Stages of cognitive development: Introduction to the ideas of Piaget and Vygotsky

UNIT IX: Motivation and Emotion

1. Emerging concepts: Competence, Self-efficacy and Intrinsic Motivation

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CLASS – XII PSYCHOLOGY

CONTENT REMOVED

UNIT I: Intelligence and Aptitude

1. Aptitude: Nature and types

2. Assessment of psychological attributes, dynamic assessment.

UNIT III: Human Strengths and Meeting Life Challenges

1. Life challenge and adjustment;

2. Concept of adaptation;

3. Human strengths and virtues:

UNIT IV: Psychological Disorders

1. Classification of disorder, Major psychological disorders

i. Somato-form Dissociative

UNIT V: Therapeutic Approaches and counseling

1. Types of therapies

i) Behaviour

2. Counselling Prevention of mental disorder

UNIT VI: Attitude and Social Cognition

1. Explaining behaviour through attributions; Social cognition; Schemas and

stereotypes; Impression formation

UNIT VIII: Environmental and Social Concerns

1. Human- environment relationship; Environmental effects on human behaviour. Noise,

pollution, crowding, natural disasters, social issue

2. Human rights and citizenship; Peace

UNIT IX: Applied Psychology

1. Sports

2. Education

3. Communication

4. Organisation

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CLASS – XI PHYSICAL EDUCATION

CONTENT REMOVED

UNIT I. Physical Fitness, Wellness and Lifestyle Theory

1. Factors affecting Physical Fitness and Wellness

2. Components of Positive lifestyle

UNIT II. Changing Trends and Career in Physical Education

1. Development of Physical Education- Post Independence

UNIT III. Olympic Movement

1. Dronacharya Award, Arjuna Award and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

2. Organisational set-up of CBSE Sports and Chacha Nehru Sports Award

UNIT IV. Yoga

1. Yoga as an Indian Heritage

UNIT V. Doping

1. Testing – in competition and Out-of-Competition

UNIT VII. Test and Measurement in Sports

1. Calculation of BMI and Waist - Hip Ratio

2. Procedures of Anthropromatric Measurement - Height, Weight, Arm and Leg Length

and Skin Fold

UNIT IX: Biomechanics and Sports

1. Levers and its types and its application in Sports

UNIT X. Psychology and Sports

1. Define and differentiate between 'Growth and Development'

2. Developmental characteristics at different stage of development

UNIT XI: Training in Sports

1. Skill, Technique and Style

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CLASS – XII PHYSICAL EDUCATION

CONTENT REMOVED

UNIT I: Sports Environment and Society

1. Essential elements of positive sports environment

2. Role of Spectators and media in creating positive sports environment

UNIT II: Adventure Sports and Leadership Training

1. Types of activities - Camping, Rock Climbing, Tracking, River Rafting and

Mountaineering

2. Material requirement and safety measures

UNIT III: Sports and Nutrition

1. Balanced Diet and Nutrition: Macro and Micro Nutrients

UNIT IV: Planning in Sports

1. Various Committees and its responsibilities

2. Procedure to draw Fixtures - Knock-Out (Bye and Seeding) and League (Staircase and

Cyclic)

UNIT V: Postures

1. Advantages of correct posture

UNIT VI: Children and Sports

1. Advantages and disadvantages of weight training and food supplement for children

UNIT VII: Test and Measurement in Sports

1. Rikli and Jones - Senior Citizen Fitness Test

i) Chair Stand test for lower body strength

ii) Arm Curl test for upper body strength

iii) Chair Sit and Reach test for lower body flexibility

iv) Back Scratch test for upper body flexibility

v) Eight Foot Up and Go test for agility

vi) Six minute walk test for Aerobic Endurance

UNIT VIII: Physiology and Sports

1. Physiological changes due to ageing and roll of regular exercise on ageing process.

UNIT IX: Biomechanics and Sports

1. Introduction to Work, Power and Energy

2. Mechanical Analysis of Walking and Running

UNIT X: Psychology and Sports

1. Coping Strategies - Problem Focused and Emotional focused